Button.



E. TESKA.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILI-:D IuNE I3. |916.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917-.

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E MIL TESKA, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN. l

BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June'13, 1916. Serial lio. 103,508.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, EMIL TEsKA, a citizen of the United States, residingat Racine, in l the county of'Racine and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented ycertain new and useful Improvements in Buttons; and Ido-hereby declare the followingl to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the linvention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the4 same.

-My invention relates to new and useful improvements 1n buttons and morepart1cu` larly to that class adapted to be secured` to' garments and my`object is] to provide a removable stem for the button vhich is'adaptedto be introducedthrou'gh the goods.

A further object isto provide a plate to receive the inner end of thestern. A further object is to provide means for YZO holding the platerigidly upon the stem.

And a further object is to provide a spring latch having' arms thereonadapted to interlock with parts of the stem.

Other objects and advantages willl be herek213 inafter set forth andmore particularly pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are Y made a part of-thisapplication,

3Q i Figure 1 is a front elevation of the button l Ashowing the `sameattached to parts of a garment. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the reverseside l of the button.

35 Fig. 3 is an enlarged-inner end view -of Fig.- 4 is a sectional viewthrough the outer -end of the stem' showing the anchoring 40 means 'inengagement therewith.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged central sectional view through the button andanchoring means showing the. sa'me attached toparts `of af 'V incisionin the fabric, after which the stem garment, and

Fig. .6 is a central sectional viewmthrough thelanchoring means. lReferring to the drawings in whichsimilar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, `1

.50; indicatesa piece of fabric which may ogn-` `-sist ofJ anypreferred` material, and 2 in.-

'licatesithe button Iproper which maybe de# signed inay preferredshapeand contour, said button having aP circular rib- 3 on its inner face andat thefcentral portion of the button, an opening l being formed throughone garment to another as desired.

the button and through the rib yfor the receptlon of a stem 5.

- -Th'e outer end of the stem 5 is provided.

with a head 6, while the opposite end thereof 1s preferably rounded orpointed, so that it will readily pass through the fabric. In

order to form an anchoring base for the end ratentedreb. e, 1917.

of the stem 5, a plate 7, preferably in the form of a'disk, is.introduced over the inner end ofthe stem vand rested against the innerface of the fabric, Said plate having a channel 8` around its edge inVwhich is seated a spring latch 9, said latch being formed preferably ofspring wire, the free ends of which are formed into arms 10 which engagea tion with a circular dome 7 into which the end of the stem 5 projects,said dome having slot/s 8 on opposite Fsides for the receptionof the-arms 10 so that the'arms can readily enter said groove, the domeforming a guard for the end of the stem, whilethe plate willbe'mor'erigidly engaged withthe stem, as the arms will begheld against lateraltwisting action; i 7

The arms 10,.at their point of union with the body portion of the'latch, areprovided with loops 12,l the loops ybeing so rranged as todirect tension against the a;l sto cause the same to move towardeachother, thereby causing the arms to snap into the slots and grooveand remain seated thereinv until out@ ward pressure is directed againstthe free] ends of the --arms to operate the same and to disengage themlfrom the channels, which may e accomplished, by inserting the finger orother obiect between the ends of the arm.

Y In applying, the button to use, any suitable instrument'is employedforforming an is introduced .through ,the button 'andthen th'eplate 7 beingthen introduced over the end of the stem and moved inwardlyuntilgagement with the fabric or garment.

' This forml of button can be attached to any/make of^'garment or' otherobject requiring buttons and may betransferred from It will likewise beseen, that the button i .the arms engage the groove in the stem, when fther by providing the plate for engagement with the rear face of thefabric, the fabric will, be fully protected against enlarging or tearingout at the opening'through which the stem of the button projects.

claim 1. A button of the class described, comprising a button properformed with a central opening, a removable headed stem disposed throughsaidopening and formed with an annular groove adjacent one end a plateformed centrally with Jan'externally. project-A ing hollow domecoperating with said stem, .said dome being provided on opposite sideswith slots, and a latch carried by and exteriorly of the platt-andvembodying spring arms yieldingly disposed within. the dome slots, saidspring arms being each formed with a spring coil therein and adapted tospring into the annulargroove of the stem when the end of the stem isinserted throughl the said plate into the hollow dome thereof betweenthe spring arms.

2. A button of the cl'ass described, comprising a button proper formedcentrally with an opening, a removable stem having a rounded enddisposed through said opening and formed ywith an annular grooveadjacent the rounded end, a plate formed eX- teriorly with a hollow domecoperating with said stem, said dome being provided with slots onopposite sides, and "a latch carried by and mounted eXteriorly of theplate and embodying spring arms each having a spring loop therein, saidarms being yieldingly disposed within the dome slots and extendingthrough and beyond the dome, said spring arm adapted to spring into theannular groove `of the stem to retain the stem in locking engagementwithin the dome of said plate. l

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thelpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMILTESK. Witnesses:

' VACLON STEGNER,

W. d. JANDL.`

